The National tribune., 1887-12-22

p. NJ. Lonsbury, Reed City, Mich, would
like to have the address Of all the survivors of
the ex-prisoners who escaped with him at Will
mington, n. C., and were concealed in Mrs.
Turner's house at the time our forces captured
the city, Feb. %, 1866.
Harry III. Streator, Black Creek, n. Y, would
like TO know if COmrade Hiram Rice, of Glea-
son Post, No. 176, Luzerne Mich, is the same
man of that name who served in Battery X, 18th
u. s. Art.
Winfield Scott. Okee, Columbia Co., Wis, is
informed that West Point Cadets are sworn
into service on entering the Academy, and
agree to serve eight years, expecting to serve
as Lieutenant in the army after graduating
Cadets receive a regular salary of $40 per year.
If the Congressional District is represented at
the Academy, the President alone can appoint
Robley ID. Stout Co. Z, 47th ILL.,, Bay Ridge
Kings Co., y. V, informs Lieut.. Christ. @. Glib
bert, of the same company, that he, with two
comrades, were the men that carried the Lieu
tenant from the field at Corinth after he was
wounded by a canister ball.
John Clark, Norwood. Mo-, had a son, Gideon
F. Clark, who served in Co. /, 9TH Ind, and
afterward in HancOck's Veteran Corps, and
died in the service. He wants to correspond
with some of his sons comrades or officers.
James McQuerry, Co. h, Sd Ky, Mullin,
Kan, says that Southwestern Kansas is good
place for soldiers who want cheap homes. The
country is thinly settled and land is cheap yet.
If the comrades of his regiment are not all
dead he would like to hear from some of them,
and also from the 9th, Goth and 125th Ohio.
Sam kutZ, Adiutant of Frank Bartlett Post,
Los Angeles, Cal, wants information of the
relatives of COmrade Ben. Howell, Co. G, 18th
N. j., and of COmrade John Mott, Co. X, 47th
". Y. lie has in his possession discharge pa
pers of Hovel and valuable papers belonging to
Mott, which he will be glad to forward to their
relatives.
c. c. Stowell Lima, o., says he belonged to
| the First Division Of the Nineteenth Corps and
wants to know how many of the old army bu-
| glers can blow the calls they used to know so
| well in those days.
l.. w. Locke, Chelsea, Mass wants some
comTade who knows the circumstances, to write
| the story of the capture and hanging of the
/ rebel spy at Frederick City, Nd, during the
| Gettysburg campaign.
L. w. Wright, Co. b, 15l Ill., Detoil, Holt Co.,
| Neb., wants the address Of the officers of his
company and also of DIR. futile, whom he
i thinks was from Wisconsin or Michigan, who
was on duty at General Hospital No. ?, Nash
| vile, in July, 1865. His health has not per-
mitted him to attend the Reunions for the last
three years, and he would like to hear from the
| comrades.
ii. p. Chapman, La Porte, o., asks for infor-
nation from the comrades of Co. III, 1S3d Ohio
| who knew Patrick Riley or from any who
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regiment, he thinks of cavalry. He wishes
correspondence in regard to getting headstones
| for them.
Edward Warren, Co X, seth Pa. Krider, Pa.
would like some old comrade to send him the
address of his brother, Thomas Warren, Co. ID,
| llth Pa. Cav.
| p L. squiers, Co. b, 9th Conn, Boulder, Colo,
| is anxious to get the words of an old war song
| which is parody on Fighting Nit Sigel"
| He only remembers that the refrain of it was
| "Got tam der Yankee Eagle"
Mrs. +. p. HUT, Marshield, Wis, soldiers
widow, wants some comrade to tell her where
she can best locate homestead.
w. S. Sherman, Corporal, Co. E, 18th Ohio,
Delaware, o., would like to know who got his
gun at Charlotte, N. c., about the time that he
started for home after the surrender. 1t had
his name cut in the butt of the stock.
Joseph Kinkaid, Ackerland, Kan, says that
Comrade Chris. Daily was recently killed by
accident, and information is wanted of his rela-
tiyes. He had some cousins living in New York
city, and a brother, John Daily, who lived in